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We presented a retrospective review of osteoarticular infections diagnosed at Sant Joan de Deu Hospital from Barcelona, in the last 10 years (1981-1990). A total of 127 arthritis and 113 osteomyelitis were recorded in children aged from a few days to 15 years. This represents a 3.5% of all infectious diseases patients…

PURPOSE: Due to the data paucity about the functional outcomes post pyeloplasty for patients diagnosed with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with a preoperative age above the age of 45 years and according to the elderly definition (age ≥ 65 years), we conducted this stu…

Several studies have compared prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics in men with and without cancer, but there has been no adequate analysis of the longitudinal variation in PSA. The aim of this study was to assess the fluctuations in PSA in a cohort of elderly men in an attempt to define a physiological pattern of P…

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) was measured in 99 chronic asthmatic patients (51 males and 48 females) with a mean age of 10.59 years and correlated with the number of eosinophils, lung function, symptoms in the last 6 months and clinical scoring (that reflecting the clinical situation du…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the design points of a three-dimensional (3D) printed customized cementless intercalary endoprosthesis with an intra-neck curved stem and to evaluate the key points and mid-term effectiveness of its application in the reconstruction of ultrashort bone segments in the proximal femur. METHODS: Betw…

Endometriosis-associated neoplasms will develop in 0.7-2.5% of women with endometriosis. We present a rare case report of endometriosis associated endometroid carcinoma of peritoneum. We report a case of 43 years female with chief complaints of menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea and dyspareunia. Her imaging revealed an en…

A successful surgical reconstruction case of a 9-year-old boy with agnathia is presented. The reconstruction was preceded by intraoral expansion of the oral lining and submandibular skin. Four months after initiation of the expansion, the mandible was reconstructed by free vascularized fibula osteocutaneous flap. The 1…

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether migration of pathological tumor stages in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer exists and whether this is due to an increasing frequency of treating patients with clinically insignificant cancer. METHODS: 1,063 radical retropubic prostatectomies were performed in patients…

A review of 468 orchidopexies was undertaken to ascertain the importance of a complete hernial sac extending to or beyond the testis. A hernial sac was present in 84% (171/202) of testes in patients under 5 years of age, in contrast to 23% (61/266) in patients over 5 years. It seems reasonable to presume that the failu…

STUDY AIM: Study of clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of mesenteric and mesocolic cystic lymphangiomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 15 cases were retrospectively analysed: 5 adults (mean age 36.8 years, range 26 to 46) and 10 children (mean age 23 months, range 0 to 5 years). Diagnosis was prenatal in 1 case. Sym…

BACKGROUND: Few long-term studies reporting incidence and behavioral data for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in the general population have been published. Such studies are important to understand risk factors associated with infection and to develop screening recommendations. METHODS: A fixed prospective 4-year…

Current routine screening methods for the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) have significantly increased early detection of the disease but often show unsatisfactory analytical parameters. A class of promising markers represents urinary microRNAs (miRNAs). In the last five years, there has been an extensive increase i…

A top priority of modern zoos is to ensure good animal welfare (AW), thus, efforts towards improving AW monitoring are increasing. Welfare assessments are performed through more traditional approaches by employing direct observations and time-consuming data collection that require trained specialists. These limitations…

Global environmental changes not only contribute to the modification of global pollution transport pathways but can also alter contaminant fate within the Arctic. Recent reports underline the importance of secondary sources of pollution, e.g. melting glaciers, thawing permafrost or increased riverine run-off. This arti…

Diverse Onchocerca species are present mostly parasitizing ungulates, with the exception of Onchocerca volvulus (O. volvulus) in humans and O. lupi in canids and cats. The human cases due to the O. lupi have been more highlighted during last years. So, the present review was performed to determine the detailed characte…

The objective of this study is to compare, based on literature review, the short and long-term efficiency of the correction of anterior openbite in hyperdivergent adults by orthodontics combined with maxillary molar intrusion using temporary anchorage devices (group A), versus maxillary surgical impaction (group B). Th…

INTRODUCTION: Virtual reality (VR) is used in the field of rehabilitation/physical therapy to improve patients' functional abilities. The last 5 years have yielded numerous publications on the use of VR in patients with neurological disease which aim to establish whether this therapeutic resource contributes to the rec…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the concept of food allergy prevention, no successful strategy could be identified until now. Although interventional trials using probiotics, prebiotics, hydrolyzed formula and bacterial lysates early in infancy were found to reduce the incidence of atopic dermatitis, no effect on food sensitizat…

BACKGROUND: Migraine is a significant health problem, especially for the young people, due to its frequency and accompanying morbidity, causing disability and loss of performance. In this study, our aim was to determine the prevalence of migraine headaches among university students in Edirne, a Turkish city. METHODS:…

BACKGROUND: Infectious ocular emergencies cannot be pre-planned, need a more labour-intensive treatment and are often associated with prolonged hospitalisation. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of infectious ocular emergencies on hospital resources and identify changing trends over the last 10 years. PATI…